Now, before we get into the essentials of how you can watch 'Altered States' right now, here are some particulars about the Warner Bros. Pictures horror flick. Altered States starring William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 42 min. The release date of the movie is December 25th, 1980. The movie received a user score of 67/100 on TMDb, which comes from reviews from 714 verified users.
Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that memory, time, and perhaps reality itself are states of mind."
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'Altered States' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on December 25th, 1980
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
December 29th, 1998
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